Yakan
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| Yakan |
|---|
| Total population |
|
unknown |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Basilan, Zamboanga Region |
| Languages |
| Yakan language, Chabacano, Cebuano, Filipino, English |
| Religions |
| Predominantly Islam |
| Related ethnic groups |
| other Moros, Lumad, Visayan, other Filipino peoples, other Austronesian peoples |
The Yakan are one of the 13 Moro groups in the Philippines. They mainly reside in Basilan.
[edit] External links
- National Commission on Indigenous People - "The Yakan"
- NCCA - "Yakan"
- World Culture Encyclopedia - Yakan
- The Yakans of Basilan Island
- "Yakan" by Gwendalene Ting
- Zamboanga: Yakan Weavers of Basilan
- Ethnologue report for Yakan language
- Yakan Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database
- YAKANS DOMINATED BASILAN: Results from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing
